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Using Shapes to mask layers

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Using Shapes to mask layers

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- [Instructor] We're going to take a look at two different ways to use shapes as masks in Photoshop. While I find that using a shape layer to create a vector mask is easiest when you're cutting out a single photo, when I'm working with multiple shapes or multiple layers, I find that using clipping masks are easier and more flexible to work with. So the first way is let's imagine that I just have this single layer here, the ocean, and I want it to appear within a shape. So, from the toolbar, I'll select the Polygon Tool, and I want it to create a shape just because it's easier for us to see. I could just have it create a path, but I think this is going to be easier. I'll give it a fill of Black with no stroke, and I want it to have six sides. I'll click and drag out in the image area, and I can use the Spacebar in order to reposition it, and I'll move my mouse in order to rotate it, holding down the Shift key until I get…

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